[Verse 1]
We drove the desert in a Cadillac
I got my first tattoo with you
Your neon eyes, they were buzzin’
Yeah, we didn’t have much to lose

And we were sneaking in to all the local dives
'Cause we were sinking in, to the sands of time
The smoke danced off your cigarette
But I could see you through the haze

We were running on adrenaline
Yeah, that was life in the good old days
But I knew that I had to let you go that night
And the hardest part was to say goodbye

[Pre-Chorus]
What tears us apart, brings us closer

[Chorus]
You know I had to go
But you’re still my home
This city's flesh and bone
What tears us apart brings us closer
You know I had to go
But you’re still my home
This city's flesh and bone
What tears us apart brings us closer
[Verse 2]
I should be calling more than I do
I say my schedule makes it tough
And I know that’s a bad excuse
Just can’t admit that Cali fucked me up

So forgive me, love, for the dotted line
That’s when I saw the world
You never left my mind

[Pre-Chorus]
What tears us apart brings us closer

[Chorus]
You know I had to go
But you’re still my home
This city's flesh and bone
What tears us apart brings us closer
You know I had to go
But you’re still my home
This city's flesh and bone
What tears us apart brings us closer

[Bridge]
What tears us apart, brings us closer
What tears us apart, brings us closer
You took a gamble on me
Oh, the irony You took a gamble on me
Oh, the irony

[Verse 3]
I started a band down in Liberty
I think I wrote you a song or two
Hope the boys are still smiling
I wonder if they think about me too...

[Outro]
You know I had to go
But you’re still my Home
This city's flesh and bone
What tears us apart, brings us closer
What tears us apart, brings us closer
What tears us apart, brings us closer